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  • 11automatic — [adj1] done or made by machine automated, electric, electronic, mechanical, mechanized, motorized, robotic, self moving, self regulating, self starting; concepts 538,549 Ant. by hand, manual automatic [adj2] done by habit autogenetic, habitual,… …

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  • 12automatic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) operating with little or no direct human control. 2) (of a firearm) self loading and able to fire continuously. 3) done or occurring without conscious thought. 4) (of a penalty) imposed inevitably as a result of a fixed rule. ►… …

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  • 13automatic — automatically, adv. automaticity /aw teuh meuh tis i tee/, n. /aw teuh mat ik/, adj. 1. having the capability of starting, operating, moving, etc., independently: an automatic sprinkler system; an automatic car wash. 2. Physiol. occurring… …

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  • 14automatic — [[t]ɔ͟ːtəmæ̱tɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ automatics 1) ADJ An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such… …

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  • 15automatic — I UK [ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk] / US [ˌɔtəˈmætɪk] adjective ** 1) a) an automatic machine or process works by itself rather than being operated by people an automatic door b) an automatic weapon continues to shoot bullets until you take your finger off the… …

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  • 16automatic — au|to|mat|ic1 S3 [ˌo:təˈmætık US ˌo: ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Greek; Origin: automatos acting by itself , from auto ( AUTO )] 1.) an automatic machine is designed to work without needing someone to operate it for each part of a process ▪ an… …

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  • 17automatic — au|to|mat|ic1 [ ,ɔtə mætık ] adjective ** 1. ) an automatic machine or process works by itself rather than being operated by people: an automatic garage door a ) an automatic weapon continues to shoot bullets until you take your finger off the… …

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  • 18automatic — [1] Colloquial term for automatic transmission. [2] Anything that operates without the direct control of the driver. Also see automatic choke automatic gearbox automatic level control automatic temperature control automatic transmission automatic …

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  • 19automatic — 01. Most department stores now have [automatic] doors for use by people in wheelchairs or parents pushing baby strollers. 02. The introduction of [automation] in the harvesting of fruit has cost a lot of seasonal workers their jobs. 03. I always… …

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  • 20automatic — {{11}}automatic (adj.) self acting, moving or acting on its own, 1812, from Gk. automatos, used of the gates of Olympus and the tripods of Hephaestus (also without apparent cause, by accident ), from autos self (see AUTO (Cf. auto )) + matos… …

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